Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-23

fwnrrrmx ron rHE Posr-mTGLLlGKacEn ]
Last week the posr INTKILt0KHcER
osnisinsd the announcement that for
.hsss dsys and evenings the annual ex
hlbiliou Of the Art Association OF Seattle
uouId be open TO the pablo. Said the
rood vile: Let rs 90 and see H." So
boarding he train ~ Payailnp ~ 40
pm, ue arrived in seattle 81 6:s6, did
lissls shopping, and al s O'Clock pre-
ssnasd oufsslves Al the doors Of The
Asnoolslisn on the Universiiy grounds.
There certainly was q very cfeditabls
collection d home work. some thai
weld attract attention Ia collections
Of more pretsnsions than the modest
one uades view. The most Surprising
vart Of the evenings Wow was the
mall attendance; not mere than ATTY
passons cut Of the tan thousand OF more
ifthe Inhabitants Of Seattle we're there.
That Association, With the ereditable
ii1nlay made, deserves . better roe0a-
nilion than vas accorded u.
RssuruIaR 81 the morning train.
hose for breakfast, With scarcely any
ltss 10 tins Of business hours, we'll 10
psld for the trip. with four hours' travel,
iwo hours' recreation, and eight h0uxs'
Ies,. sst 10 thinking Of the nov AZ
oampaFed With thirty three years a1o.
fksn we did net have railroads 10 travel
%, or even wagon roads. II zee vent
b lana, ID was by trail. horseback OF
Noos; Il by water, 10 vas by small boat
o. sanoe. There we're no steamers then
Swing on the Sound. and, IN fact, there
va no seattle then, except IN name.
fhlnes have changed In that third Of
eentufy. We Of tns pionaerA eau re-
nembef many familiar faces that are
With us no more; have seen our number
Raussd 10 less than one half the old
roll call; soen new and strange faces
appsar upon the Stage OF action; seen
steamboats, appear on the Honnd antil
~ have ceased 20 count their number,
ssb the advent Of the telegraph. the
asily mail, the railroad, she telephone.
Zoe street ears, the coal mlnes, tbe iron
furnace, the great tnmbef mills. the hsh.
eziea. the daily papers, and are row 60
~ what We hava 80 lopG talked
abcas-she road over the mountains.
4 a idle 10 say that We were aa happy
hen a. now, or a. veil content. In one
Nnsa se weFVi the iireslde cheer uae
BE mmss The evening cong waA pn3oyed
gith xest equal 10 that OF The preseni;
Ne tAa,iiy nsa were ioet a. strong, the
igvial gatherings weEe just as cheerful J.,
tad lhe evening meal vas iust - enjoy
ahas. To say that We we're iasi - happy
hen and as vel Of then - nov would
esto say thai the opportunities afforded
eya higher civilization are n0t candu
eve 70 comfort aud happiness
Hiding through white River VALLEY,
toaAy, was amused 30 set the animals
" farmers call logs. (foF every subject
haa ~ oosaie ~ we'll aa eettona aidel II
b tact some Of them we're NOS TOO tain
% Be seen. OF 10 make even a shadow.
fheg uese not. like she dArkey's potato
fAleA. = all hong and no Wides" they
vcte all long, much vide. hnt "uo
AVA shaped more like a hounder 81
ssanhsh than pie; backbone, u not
cars PFolfading, yet plainly visible, ltks
ahenl nosehed stiak: bFisiles standing
sieee hke = pereaptnes Qaills, wiih Mr..
q. % We defensive; sao1t aud tail she
ieaeest RaEt Of tue whele. TIE cunning
q these aatasals battles that % the own
~ II there u feace or Z gate thai
W tara toese beasts, have not seen
2. heard Of u. A hAY bin Is their haven
q fess a. night from the weary labor al
seSH snoaia "a roofing 40 meadows and
ISSUES. eceieR eame Of these roofing
meadsv reminded me Of q story
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esa lived IN Cato nearly eighty years
~ Aad VIA was blesasd Cor cursed
si.n evins ike those Described. Tns
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- Discovering she hngs rooting Il
- nsados. Jonas called 20 his doss
nstss ttgel here. Rovri here, Balir
- V his so1s IN the same tone: Ieh
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